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What is a Database?
Any collection of related Any collection of related information, such as a information, such as a student list, list of suspected student list, list of suspected criminals, or a factory criminals, or a factory inventoryinventory
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Where are database most commonly used?
businesses businesses industryindustrygovernmentgovernmenteducational institutionseducational institutions
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How are database most commonly used?
Record keepingRecord keeping InventoryInventory Searching by use of the query for Searching by use of the query for
specific people, places, prices, etc.specific people, places, prices, etc. Creating specialized reports for clientsCreating specialized reports for clients
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What Can a Database Do? Sort Sort data by fielddata by field FilterFilter data using several fields (data using several fields (queriesqueries))
Create reportsCreate reports using using sortsort and/or and/or filterfilter functions to functions to analyze dataanalyze data ( (using calculations)using calculations)
Organize & summarizeOrganize & summarize scientificscientific & & business databusiness data ( (including calculations)including calculations)
Print Print a list or a recorda list or a record MergeMerge data into a word processor data into a word processor
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How is a database organized? In records and fields
Example:Example: Database Title:Database Title: The 50 States The 50 States Record:Record: Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. Fields:Fields: Name, Capital, population, state Name, Capital, population, state
bird, state tree, state flower, famous bird, state tree, state flower, famous people, important dates, etc. people, important dates, etc.
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VIEWVIEW the database as a . . . the database as a . . .FormForm –view all data on one record –view all data on one record
(everything about PA, for example)(everything about PA, for example)List – List – in columns, (part of all in columns, (part of all
records can be seen; scroll vertically records can be seen; scroll vertically and horizontally to see all data)and horizontally to see all data)
Viewing A DatabaseViewing A Database
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Form View
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List View
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How can databases be used in the classroom?
Review for testsReview for testsScavenger huntsScavenger huntsProblem solvingProblem solvingData gathering and analysisData gathering and analysisCritical thinking skillsCritical thinking skillsSimulationsSimulations
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How can you use a database in your classroom?
Each student can create 1 record of a Each student can create 1 record of a database – data can be merged to create a database – data can be merged to create a database on a topicdatabase on a topic
Students can gather & analyze scientific Students can gather & analyze scientific data data
Teachers can create questions for students Teachers can create questions for students to answer & analyze on previously to answer & analyze on previously created databasescreated databases
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Example DatabasesDatabase Activity Subject
Diseases Diagnose patients health, science
GeographyScavenger Hunt, Map skills, Simulations, analysis
geography, health, math, government, foreign language
Book Logs
Create a database, Write summary of books read, Search merged databases to find book genres student wants to read, can be used as an on-going portfolio from grade 2 (teacher created database)
Reading, language arts
Gardeningplan a flower garden by color, size & season
Science or a club
Ancient History
Scavenger hunt, Analysis of various civilizations (Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Fertile Crescent)
Ancient History, math, architecture
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Database Activity Subject
Revolutionary War
Scavenger hunt, data gathering and analysis of famous people in the revolutionary war - graphing
American History, math
Civil WarScavenger hunt, data gathering &
analysis of famous people in the Civil war - graphing
American History, math
Black HistoryFact gathering on the history of
Famous Black Americans and their influence on the USA
History, Language Arts,
Current Events
Foreign Language
Culture
Create & use a picture database on the culture of French, Spanish, or German-speaking countries, see the sights, create a menu of ethnic food
Foreign Language classes,
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Endangered Species
gain knowledge of endangered species & analyze the reasons for their endangerment , Simulation: You are a conservationist, how will you help a species.
Life Science
Famous Women
gain knowledge of famous women in history,
History, Language Arts, Current Events
Explorersdiscover famous explorers – how did they
contribute to scientific knowledge?history ,
Web SitesCategorize web sites to be used with
students, etc.administrative
Database Activity Subject
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Database Activity Subject
Curriculum - Related Pictures
Teachers can create a database & categorize pictures to be used in various curriculum areas
administrative, presentations
Famous Inventors
discover famous inventors and what they invented, explore the concept “Necessity is the mother of invention.”
history, science
Famous Art analyze styles of art (picture database)art, history, math,
architecture
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